As expected!

“A visitor…”

“Lord, this presence…”

“Cristea…”

Kurogane and Mas.h.i.+ro got vigilant .

That means…

“I understand . Miria, a.s.sist with speedy preparations . You guys wait for me in the room . ”

“Understood . ”

When I received the news of a sudden visitor who came without an appointment, I quickly moved downstairs to the parlor .

It appears that Otousama is entertaining the person as he gave me a strict order to come without a delay .

When I hurriedly descended the stairs, the steward Gilbert showed before me .

“Cristesama, please come this way . Miria, I will take over from here on out . ”

“Y, yes . Well then…”

I followed after Gilbert after seeing Miria off .

“The visitor is waiting for you at the Room of Heroes . ”

“Umm, that visitor is… him, isn’t it?”

Say, doesn’t it feel a bit like deja vu?

Didn’t something like this happen before…?

“It’s exactly as you guessed . ”

Gilbert nodded .

Ehh~? That person came again, what is it about this time?

“Cristesama has arrived . ”

When we arrived at the Room of Heroes, Gilbert announced my arrival to Otousama .

“Umu . Come in . ”

With Otousama’s permission, Gilbert opened the door and urged me to go in .

“Excuse me…”

“Yo~ were you well?”

A person waved at me from the sofa when I quietly entered the room .

“Leon-sama… long time no see . ”

As I thought~! It was Leon-sama indeed~!

Gee~ even though I have had enough problems today!

“Ah~ enough of that . The stiff, formal greetings are troublesome, right?”

Seeing Leon-sama trying to stop me from giving him formal greetings, Otousama displeasedly rebuked .

“Leon-sama… that can’t be done . ”

“Things like social status should be considered only among humans . I am unrelated . It’s only by chance that the one I am contracting is royalty, but I am no one great myself . ”

“You know that’s not true…”

“I am saying it’s fine . I would hate putting distance between me and someone I am fond of . That goes for both you and Missy . ”

“… If that’s what you wish . ”

“That’s what I am telling you . ”

“Got it . Well, Cristea . Don’t keep standing there and come have a seat . ”

Eh!? Otousama, wasn’t your change too fast!?

“Right, right . Just like in the past . Geez, when you humans grow old, your brains become stiffer . ”

“I would like to call it mature . ”

“From my point of view, you will always be just a young chick . ”

Hahaha… when I was watching the laughing Otousama with reproachful eyes, he noticed that, cleared his throat and corrected his seating posture .

“… And so, what did you come here today for?”

Yep, that’s the thing I wanted to hear most .

“Ah~… I had something to talk to you about, or rather with the Fenr… er, Kuro… what was it again?”

“I believe that I told you that my name is Kurogane, though?”

Before Leon-sama could recall, Kurogane warped in together with Mas.h.i.+ro .

“Ah~ right, that was it . It was Kurogane . I have something I wanted to hear from you . ”

“… From me?”

Eh, from Kurogane? Just what…

“You have been rampaging in the West’s Doris fief, right? Haven’t you exterminated an entire Village of Orcs?”

Eh? How does Leon-sama know of that?